Timm Schleiff

I met Timm when he was 11 years old and joined the local Boy Scout troop. During the next 7 years, I had the privilege of getting to know him very well and helped guide him on his journey to become an Eagle Scout. Along the way, we have traveled to Japan, England, and central Europe, backpacked along 600 miles of the Appalachian Trail, and camped in all weather conditions. He consistently demonstrated that he can set goals, achieve them, and do his best in all that he does.

 

Since he was a young boy, Timm has enjoyed working with his hands and often worked along side his father in the family's custom home building business. Coming from a family with strong European ties, he has been exposed to a wide range of traditions, especially in the areas of architecture and construction techniques. When he was 17, Timm founded his own business and built his first boat, a 17' sailboat. After showing it at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT, he was featured in Soundings magazine. Since then Timm has expanded his skills and interests in woodworking and expanded his company to include custom sawing with his own sawmill, building custom boats, timber framing, and fine home carpentry.

 

In the spring of 2010, Timm decided to take a break from running his business full time to study traditional cabinet and furniture making at Boston's North Bennet Street School, one of the nation's best woodworking schools. There, Timm is studying under Lance Patterson, Dan Faia, Alex Krutsky and Steve Brown.

 

Timm is an artist whose medium is wood. He is constantly exploring new ways to utilize wood and apply his woodworking skills. Timm's professional career is guided by three principles: his love of wood, his appreciation of history, and his dedication to craftsmanship. Furniture, boats, architectural elements, .......there is really no way of telling what Timm's future will hold, but one thing is for certain: he will be creating beautiful works out of wood.

 

-Cliff Baker: woodturner, friend.

 

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